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Nykerk and the Pull: A Peek into Hope College Tradition
Bella Spry As the Fall Semester plunges into full swing and students settle into their daily rhythms, we see the… 0
Every drop counts: Celebrating World Water Day
Due to spring break, Hope College missed a very important celebration: World Water Day! On March 22, people around the… 0
Empowering Women in STEM: Hope College Leading the Way
During last Thursday’s community hour, WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) got together to discuss work, life, and school while…
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Detroit Auto Workers on Strike Looking for Higher Wages
Author: Shane Pitcher On Friday, Sept. 15, nearly 1 of every 10 Auto Workers across the country went on strike in an apparent attempt to pressure the Big 3 automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrylsler), into raising wages and other benefits. Only three factories were initially on strike: the Toledo Jeep complex, the…
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Make Your Bed
Author: Heidi Hudson Every morning, you have a choice. There is a question to be answered: Who am I going to be today? As we go throughout out day-to-day lives, we are faced with endless choices of identity-shaping capabilities. However mundane a choice may seem, it has the opportunity to shape an infinite number of…
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Wait, How Did We Lose a Military Plane?
Author: Ava Bell Whether it be car keys, a phone or a wallet, it is no shock that humans lose track of their belongings all the time. However, it came as a surprise when a United States Marine Corps jet went temporarily missing after the pilot ejected from it just over a week ago. Around…
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Laugh Track by The National — Album Review
Author: Gabriel Wolthuis New York indie-rock band The National released their 10th studio album Laugh Track this past week with hardly any advance notice. Adding to the surprise, this is the second album they’ve released this year, with their 9th album First Two Pages of Frankenstein coming only a few months prior. Factor in the…
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The Harvey Prayer Chapel is not for you to study in— and it’s not for bible studies either
Harvey Chapel, Photo by Nico Kaz There are two spaces at Hope College dedicated to prayer: the Saint Anne Oratory and the Harvey Prayer Chapel. No one would study or do homework in the Saint Anne Oratory for several reasons. Mainly because it is a space that feels holy and features a lowered ceiling and…
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The Case for Academic Pluralism in Higher Education
Academic pluralism, what is it? According to Wikipedia, pluralism as a political philosophy “is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions and lifestyles.” Thus, pluralism in the academic setting must mean all of those things, but on campus. Yes, I…
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A Fight to Write – The WGA Strike and Why You Should Care
Author: Ava Bell It has been over 130 days since the Writers Guild of America (WGA) put down their pencils and picked up their strike signs. Headed straight for the picket lines, the labor union consisting of 11,500 film and television writers across the United States began their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture…
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Why Music Artist Zach Bryan Didn’t Get Canceled
Author: Heidi Hudson Celebrities seem to be getting canceled much more frequently nowadays as compared with a decade ago. From Ellen DeGeneres and Will Smith to Target and Balenciaga, there seems to be a never-ending list of celebrities and companies that have been exiled from the land of fame for controversial things they have said…
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Mel Tucker Suspended from Michigan State Football
Author: Shane Pitcher On Sunday Sept. 10, headlines out of East Lansing swept through the college football community. An incident occurred around two years ago following the Michigan State’s football team as they hosted Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor who has devoted her life to educating athletes about sexual violence. This visit took a turn…
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Coffeehouse Kicks Off
Grace Rossman As a piano player of 13 years, Kellen Woolhiser (‘27) decided to share his talents at the Student Activities Committee Coffeehouse event on Thursday, Sep. 14. Performing a variety of pieces, such as orchestral pieces and Broadway songs, Woolhiser filled the Bultman Student Center Family Room with his serenades for over an hour. …